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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Life Is For Learning

Not the best start to a day. I wake up to find a long time friend is in the hospital in Grand Rapids with a possible stroke, a cousin I just recently spoke with has died, another friend has lost a father, and a man I barely knew has also died. I know that sounds like a strange combination of people... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Home

A weird few days is behind me and I'm just getting home. I went into a string of PVC's (premature ventricular contractions), something I've had a problem with the past ten years or so but this time, they didn't want to stop. A long story is I've had an internal defibrillator installed and it seems... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 13, 2015

An Unintentional Break

I think somewhere along the way I've mentioned I needed to have some surgery done on my heart. Well, an incident early Friday set off a chain of events that find me scheduled for the first of three cardiac surgeries at 10AM Monday, September 14th. I am not frightened or worried about this but... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 10, 2015

It's Been A Long Day!

Whew. An off day for sure. While i don't feel bad, I sure in heck don't feel good. I suppose that it being 62 one day, then in the low 90's the next three and then dropping back into the upper 50's and low 60's didn't help. Oddly enough, I got a lot done in my writings. I added about 975 words to... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

I'm not sure how this will work for some of you but this is an incar camera from one of those big "boarded" outlaw late mdoels I wrote about last time. These cars are hitting about 115 to 125 mph. https://www.facebook.com/derrick.hilliker/videos/981200861930368/?pnref=story Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Fast and Female!

Just a driveby splattering of photos from the weekend. The first two are what they call "Outlaw Late Models," racecars with huge 4'x8' boards to help them corner MUCH faster than normal. The blue 21 car was clocked at 120+ mph during time trials. We also have one of the largest contingent of female... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, September 7, 2015

Just Thinkin'

This will be short. I have spent the last couple hours thinking of the difference of knowledge and wisdom. A lot of people wander through life thinking they are one and the same. Some of us know that isn't right. Two things come to mind: "Admitting one’s ignorance is the beginning of wisdom.” -... Sign in to see full entry.

I'm Moving Like A Zombie

Another long weekend, this one with double duty, behind me. I'm thankful I took our rained off weekend to do a couple interviews and wrote a few things in advance. I went to bed about 4 AM and was awaken about 8 by a phone call. I must admit a naughty thought came to my mind but I answered it... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 6, 2015

Remembering

Back when I was a kid, my Father would take my oldest sister and me out on the grass in our yard, far away from all the lights of the city and the barn and we would lay out on a blanket and look at the night sky. He would point out all kinds of things to us, including those new fangled things they... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 5, 2015

Sliding Like I Love It!

I'm meeting a cool, moist, heavily overcast day as I prepare for the weekend in local sports. For the racers, the cool air makes more horsepower and the heavy moisture content of the clay on the track leads to a nice grip... which is a double edged sword. While the better grip means faster speed, it... Sign in to see full entry.

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